Chlorolestes umbratus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Chlorolestes umbratus, the white malachite is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is endemic to southern South Africa. This species is found along rivers and streams in both forest and fynbos. Although its range is restricted, and has declined in the past, this species is locally common and has recovered where alien tree species have been removed from waterways.
A small malachite; 38–47 mm long with a wingspan of 46–52 mm. Some males develop a whitish pruinose-blue bloom on the upper thorax, and smoky-black wing bands. Non-pruinose males and females have a metallic-green or brown thorax and abdomen; the thorax has yellow antehumeral stripes. Both sexes can be distinguished from other malachites by their small size, uniformly coloured pterostigmata and wing venation. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Malachite sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Malachite in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Malachite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Garden Route National Park, in our data
Garden Route National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White Malachite sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chlorolestes
The closest relatives of the White Malachite that you can see in Garden Route National Park (genus Chlorolestes, True Malachites) are Forest Malachite (about 20%) and Conspicuous Malachite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Malachite is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (89 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
